THE HAPPY FAMILY

SANDY . STEPHANIE , JERRY ,ANGUS (DOG) , AND SAM (DOG)

WHY DO YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL COMPELLED TO HAVE BODY ART ALL OVER THEIR PERSON?

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TATTOO AND PROBABLY NOT THE LAST BUT IT WAS THE HIGH POINT OF THEIR VISIT.

DON'T GET ME WRONG I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TATTOO'S BUT THE PROBLEM IS I DO NOT HAVE THE NERVE TO DO IT MYSELF. I HATE PAIN!

THIS IS THE DAY AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE .

IT NEVER FAILS THAT WE TEND TO LET OUR EMOTIONS GET AWAY FROM OURSELVES THE FIRST NIGHT WE ALL GET TOGETHER. IT MUST BE THE SEA AIR OR MAYBE THE WINE?

STEPHANIE AND STEVE

STEPH CAME TO VISIT WITH HER NEW FRIEND , BOY FRIEND , SIGNIFICANT OTHER , NICE GUY , YADA YADA

STEVE IS A GOOD GUY AND STEPH IS HAPPY SO WE ARE TOO!

WE HAVE DONE ALL THE BEACH THINGS AND PARTIED ON THE BOAT FOR THREE DAYS (NEVER GOING TO DRINK AGAIN)

NEXT WEEK STEPH WILL BE BACK WITH SYDNEY AND GRIFFIN AND WE CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE THE GRAND KIDS

We have nothing else to do with our time other than act like a tourist so we drove down to Ponce Inlet and checked out the light house.

By the way this inlet has such high tides wind and waves you do not want to enter the inlet with out local knowledge so we ran up the inter coastal rather than to tempt fate outside.

Completed in 1887, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station was built when the area was known as Mosquito Inlet. After decades of restoration by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, it stands today as one of the best preserved, most complete Light Stations in the nation.

The Ponce Inlet Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Florida and one of the tallest lighthouses in the nation

After visiting the lighthouse i realized we had found the fountain of youth just like Ponce Deleon. I NOW HAVE PIMPLES AGAIN AND MY VOICE IS CHANGING

SUB TROPICAL STORM "ANDREA"

THIS IS THE SAME BEACH THAT YOU CAN SEE EARLIER IN THE BLOG BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THE BEACH AND THE WATER HAVE CHANGED DUE TO THE STORM WE ARE HAVING. I AM GLAD WE ARE SAFELY TIED UP IN THE MARINA. THE WIND WAS SO STRONG WE ONE NIGHT WE ACTUALLY HAD WAVES BREAKING IN THE MARINA AND I HAD TO FREQUENTLY ADJUST THE LINES.

IF YOU HAVE LISTENED TO THE NEWS YOU ALSO HEARD THAT WE ARE SURROUNDED BY BRUSH FIRES IN THE NORTHERN FLORIDA AREA AND THE SMOKE IS THICK AND HANGING LOW DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TAKEN UP SMOKING AGAIN AND OUR CLOTHS SMELL LIKE AN ASH TRAY.

OUR SUMMER HOME!

NO MATTER WHAT YOU HEARD , WE ARE NOT SELLING THE BOAT!

AS YOU READ ON YOU WILL SEE WE BOUGHT A HOUSE IN THE VILLAGES AND WE WILL "EVENTUALLY" WILL RETURN TO NASHVILLE AND GET OUR HOME THERE READY TO SELL ... BUT WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF SELLING OUR BOAT!

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO EMAIL ME ALL THE "OLD PEOPLE JOKES" YOU HAVE EVER HEARD.

WE DON'T PLAY GOLF BUT I GUESS WE BETTER LEARN!

THE VILLAGES HAVE OVER TWENTY GOLF COURSES AND MOST ARE FREE IF YOU LIVE THEIR. THE PROFESSIONAL CLUBS ARE AVAILABLE AT A MINIMUM FEE. THIS ONE IS ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM OUR NEW HOUSE.

HOW TOUGH CAN IT BE? EVERYONE WHO LIVES THEIR ARE OLD , CRIPPLED AND USING WALKERS.

WINTER HOME !

YES WE DID IT, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE IN THE VILLAGES!

LAST WEEK WE DROVE TO THE VILLAGES AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THEIR "LIFESTYLE" PROGRAM (YOU GET TO STAY IN A NICE HOME AND GET LOTS OF FREE MEALS AND PERKS IN ORDER TO BLOW SMOKE UP YOUR BUTT SO YOU WILL BUY A HOUSE) .... WELL IT WORKED AND WE BOUGHT!

WE TOURED THE VILLAGES FOR FIVE DAYS WITH MULTIPLE SALES AGENTS AND WENT THROUGH MANY NEW AND PRE OWNED HOMES TO THE POINT THEY ALL STARTED TO LOOK THE SAME TO ME. AT THE END OF THE THIRD DAY WE CAME UPON THIS HOUSE THAT HAD EVERYTHING "SANDY" WANTED. (NOTE I SAID SANDY DUE TO THE FACT THE BOAT IS MINE AND THE HOUSE IS HERS) THIS HOME HAS THREE BEDROOMS , TWO BATHS,TILE FLOORS , A SMALL POOL / SPA , TWIN SINKS IN BATH ROOM, YADA, YADA. ITS NOT HUGE BUT ITS IN A GREAT AREA AND JUST WHAT WE NEED FOR A WINTER HOME IN FLORIDA.

OUR PLAN =

LIVE ON THE BOAT IN SUMMER AT GREEN TURTLE BAY.

LIVE IN THE HOUSE IN WINTER AT "VILLAGES"